1: Arthur Brooks is a specialist in the science of happiness. But in the fall of 2019, he wasn’t feeling very happy himself. “I felt…
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For the past two weeks, we’ve been looking at joy through the lens of Kelly McGonigal’s new book Joy is a Risk Worth Taking. In…
1: Think back to a moment that brought you joy. “Choose a good moment from the last week, something that made you feel happy, hopeful,…
1: So what exactly is happening in your brain when you experience joy? Two interconnected systems, the reward system and the meaning system, work together,…
1: “Lately, I feel joy when I do burpees.” That’s what Christina, a 43-year-old poet from Kingskettle, Scotland, said when asked what brought her joy.…
1: Joy does more than make you feel good. “People who welcome joy, and who make the most of a good moment, report more positive…
1: You might think joy would be an easy emotion to embrace, Kelly McGonigal writes in her new book Joy is a Risk Worth Taking.…
1: “Joy is not, as many people believe, a frivolous or selfish emotion,” Kelly McGonigal writes in her new book Joy is a Risk Worth…
1: “I’ve only experienced joy a few times in my life,” Kelly McGonigal’s eighty-year-old father said when she told him she was writing a book…